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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 11 OCTOBER 2020 6 FILM & TV TODAY TeamPluto [Documentary] 9pm on Discovery Science (Channel 402) 90 years ago, Pluto was dis- covered by scientists at Lowell Observatory. In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. How did this happen? This documentary follows YouTube star and TV host Nick Uhas and a team of esteemed scientists on the quest to understand the fierce fascination with Pluto's planetary standing. MONDAY Storm Cell (2008) [Film] 8:10pm on Sony Movies Action (Channel 317) A brother and sister are torn apart when their parents die tragically in a tornado. While he moves to Seattle to be away from the memory, she devotes her life to studying storms and weather patterns. When she dis- covers the threat of a powerful series of tornadoes are heading for Seattle, she must convince her brother and the entire city that she is not crazy; and they are in grave danger. TUESDAY Year Million: "Homo Sapiens 2.0" [Documentary] 8pm on National Geographic (Channel 406) YEAR MILLION is a new series exploring life in the near and distant future, where artificial in- telligence is everywhere and ad- vances in medicine and biology will expand our lives by hundreds of years. The way we commu- nicate, work and learn will be revolutionized through telepathy and virtual reality. The drive to explore will push us further into the cosmos, where we'll discover new planets, resources, and possibly even new life. Advances in neuroscience and engineering are bringing us closer toward a reality first described in great science fiction, one in which artificial intelligence will become indistinguishable from – or sur- pass – human intelligence. WEDNESDAY Normal People [NEW Drama Series] 11pm Melita More (Channel 315) When three men are brutally de- capitated in Denver, the Behav- ioural Analysis Unit (BAU) links the crimes to a psychotic delu- sion involving false memories and the Schrödinger equation. Meanwhile, Prentiss is forced to evaluate her future with Special Agent Andrew Mendoza (Stephen Bishop), who she is in a long-dis- tance relationship with. THURSDAY My Brilliant Friend S2 Ep.4: "The Kiss" [Drama Series] 8:45pm on Melita More (Channel 315) At Rino and Pinuccia's wedding, Elena accepts Lila's invitation to go on holiday, provided the destination is Ischia, where she knows she'll find Nino. On the island, Elena, Lila and Pinuccia begin to spend more and more time with Nino and his friend Bruno and Lila starts to take a strong interest in Elena's sum- mer reads. As Lila and Pinuccia exhibit signs of nervousness when their respective husbands come to visit for the weekend, Elena is thrown when Lila comes to her bedroom to make a confession. FRIDAY Hideous Kinky (1998) [Film] 8:45pm on AMC HD (Channel 336) Unsatisfied with her life in En- gland, young mother Julia (Kate Winslet) relocates to Morocco with her small daughters, Lucy (Carrie Mullan) and Bea (Bella Riza). Although the family enjoys various adventures, they strug- gle to make ends meet. As their carefree mother relies on good fortune and new boyfriends for financial support, the girls find surrogate father figures in the kindly con artist Bilal. SATURDAY Alaskan Bush People [Documentary] 9pm on Discovery Channel (Channel 400) Deep in the Alaskan wilderness an incredible family was born and raised wild. Billy Brown, his wife Ami and their seven grown children are so far removed from civilisation that they often go six to nine months of the year with- out seeing an outsider. They've developed their own accent and dialect, refer to themselves as a "wolf pack," and at night, all nine members of the family sleep together in a one-room cabin. Simply put, they are un- like any other family in America. This series, new beginnings abound for the Brown family. Streaming picks Your guide to the best shows on streaming platforms Hunt for the Wilderpeople Netflix Based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barr y Crump. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play "Uncle" Hector and Rick y Baker, a father figure and foster son who become the targets of a manhunt af ter fleeing into the New Zealand bush. Mr. Robot [Series 4] Amazon Prime The series follows Elliot Alderson, a young man living in New York City, who works at the cyber security company Allsafe as a cybersecurity engineer. Constantly struggling with social anxiety, dissociative identity disorder and clinical depression, Elliot's thought process seems heavily influenced by paranoia and delusion. Mr. Robot Hunt for the Wilderpeople What to watch this week TeamPluto is on Discovery Science (Channel 402) at 9pm tonight